λώβηξ

λώβηξ, -ηκος

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: γύψ (Cyran. 28)

Other forms: λούπης = ἰκτῖνος (Hierocl.. Facet. 257, Hdn. Epim. 46), λούππις `milvus' (Gloss.)

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Fur. 148; cf. Lat. lupire `cry of the kite' (Suet. Fr. p. 251). So a Pre-Greek word *lub\/p-.